Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article >, "jmcquown"
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>>The little goblins will start showing up at about 5:30, I'm guessing.
>>>I think supper will be a pan of Chili con Carne (what we used to call
>>>it in the old days) -- the kind of recipe that will make the purists
>>>curl their toes and grit their teeth -- ground beef, onions, chili
>>>powder, tomato stuff, a little cumin, some canned beans (kidney
>>>and/or pintos). Mom used to add elbow macaroni to it -- made it
>>>stretch to feed the family.
>>>
>>
>>Also known as "chili mac" around here. And if you add cheese on top and
>>bake it, it's a hot dish!
>
>
> Nice try, Jillsie. :-) What you describe would be too loose to be a
> hotdish. Mom's chili still needed a spoon; hotdish uses a fork. So
> there. :-)


But, mightn't enough cheese glue things together enough to finally qualify??
I've got a 'quick-n-dirty' one that's a layer of cooked mac, layer of
canned chili, layer of cheese, repeat. Pop in the oven and it comes out
pretty casserole-ish.

'wyrm

Bookwyrm wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
>> In article >, "jmcquown"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>
>>>> The little goblins will start showing up at about 5:30, I'm
>>>> guessing.
>>>> I think supper will be a pan of Chili con Carne (what we used to
>>>> call
>>>> it in the old days) -- the kind of recipe that will make the
>>>> purists curl their toes and grit their teeth -- ground beef,
>>>> onions, chili powder, tomato stuff, a little cumin, some canned
>>>> beans (kidney
>>>> and/or pintos). Mom used to add elbow macaroni to it -- made it
>>>> stretch to feed the family.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Also known as "chili mac" around here. And if you add cheese on
>>> top and bake it, it's a hot dish!
>>
>>
>> Nice try, Jillsie. :-) What you describe would be too loose to be a
>> hotdish. Mom's chili still needed a spoon; hotdish uses a fork. So
>> there. :-)
>
>
> But, mightn't enough cheese glue things together enough to finally
> qualify?? I've got a 'quick-n-dirty' one that's a layer of cooked
> mac, layer of canned chili, layer of cheese, repeat. Pop in the oven
> and it comes out pretty casserole-ish.
>
> 'wyrm

Yeah. Mom's chili was pretty Campbell's tomato-soupy ROFL But once you
cook macaroni in it and then add cheese, even without baking it is a thick
casserole kinda dish. Bake it, it's a hot dish. Promise!

Jill

In article >, Bookwyrm
> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > In article >, "jmcquown"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >>
> >>>The little goblins will start showing up at about 5:30, I'm guessing.
> >>>I think supper will be a pan of Chili con Carne (what we used to call
> >>>it in the old days) -- the kind of recipe that will make the purists
> >>>curl their toes and grit their teeth -- ground beef, onions, chili
> >>>powder, tomato stuff, a little cumin, some canned beans (kidney
> >>>and/or pintos). Mom used to add elbow macaroni to it -- made it
> >>>stretch to feed the family.
> >>>
> >>
> >>Also known as "chili mac" around here. And if you add cheese on
> >>top and bake it, it's a hot dish!

> > Nice try, Jillsie. :-) What you describe would be too loose to be a
> > hotdish. Mom's chili still needed a spoon; hotdish uses a fork. So
> > there. :-)

> But, mightn't enough cheese glue things together enough to finally
> qualify?? I've got a 'quick-n-dirty' one that's a layer of cooked
> mac, layer of canned chili, layer of cheese, repeat. Pop in the oven
> and it comes out pretty casserole-ish.

> 'wyrm

Now THAT's a hotdish! I'll bet you ate it with a fork. It even went in
the oven, although that's not a firm requirement.
--
-Barb (www.jamlady.eboard.com updated 10-16-03; check the PickleHats tab, too.)

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article >, Bookwyrm
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>
>>>In article >, "jmcquown"
> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>The little goblins will start showing up at about 5:30, I'm guessing.
>>>>>I think supper will be a pan of Chili con Carne (what we used to call
>>>>>it in the old days) -- the kind of recipe that will make the purists
>>>>>curl their toes and grit their teeth -- ground beef, onions, chili
>>>>>powder, tomato stuff, a little cumin, some canned beans (kidney
>>>>>and/or pintos). Mom used to add elbow macaroni to it -- made it
>>>>>stretch to feed the family.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Also known as "chili mac" around here. And if you add cheese on
>>>>top and bake it, it's a hot dish!
>
>
>>>Nice try, Jillsie. :-) What you describe would be too loose to be a
>>>hotdish. Mom's chili still needed a spoon; hotdish uses a fork. So
>>>there. :-)
>
>
>>But, mightn't enough cheese glue things together enough to finally
>>qualify?? I've got a 'quick-n-dirty' one that's a layer of cooked
>>mac, layer of canned chili, layer of cheese, repeat. Pop in the oven
>>and it comes out pretty casserole-ish.
>
>
>>'wyrm
>
>
> Now THAT's a hotdish! I'll bet you ate it with a fork. It even went in
> the oven, although that's not a firm requirement.

Of course I ate it with a fork! It's too hot to eat with my fingers......

ducking & running,
'wyrm